Schools, Departments & Programs

Anthropology

Interdepartmental Major in Anthropology and Linguistics
Requirements

Students must complete at least 41 credit hours in Anthropology and Linguistics, including the CASE Credit Hour and Residency Requirements and the following:

  1. General core courses. Complete all of the following:
    • ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
    • ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology 
    • LING-L 203 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
    • LING-L 315 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
  2. Elective courses. Choose at least two courses in each department:
    1. Courses in Anthropology:
      • ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
      • ANTH-E 320 Indians of North America
      • ANTH-E 321 Peoples of Mexico
      • ANTH-L 320 American Indian Languages
      • ANTH-L 330 Mesoamerican Languages
      • ANTH-L 400 Topical Seminar in the Ethnography of Communication
      • ANTH-P 400 Evolution of Language
    2. Courses in Linguistics:
      • LING-L 306 Phonetics
      • LING-L 307 Phonology
      • LING-L 308 Morphology
      • LING-L 310 Syntax
      • LING-L 367 Languages of the World
      • LING-L 480 Introduction to African Languages
      • LING-L 481 Language in Africa
  3. Language Change. Choose one course from the following courses:
    • ANTH-L 407 Language and Prehistory
    • LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation
  4. Fieldwork. Choose one of the following courses:
    • ANTH-E 302 Laboratory in Ethnography
    • LING-L 431 Field Methods
    • LING-L 441 Field Methods in Sociolinguistics
  5. Language Structure. Choose one of the following:
    • LING-L 432 Advanced Field Methods (3 cr.)
    • LING-L 490 Linguistic Structures (3 cr.)
    • An American Indian Language (8 cr.), such as Lakota ANTH-L 310 and L311, Yucatec Maya LTAM-M 101 and M102, or Quechua LTAM-Q 101-Q102
    • An African Language (8 cr.), such as Akan LING-K 101-K102, Bamana LING-B 101-B102, Swahili LING-S 101-S102, Yoruba LING-Y 101-Y102, or Zulu LING-Z 101-Z102
  6. Additional requirements.
    1. Complete additional electives, as needed, to reach at least 41 credit hours with at least 15 credit hours in each department
    2. At least 18 credit hours of course work must be completed at the 300-level or above.

Students must also complete the B.A. degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.